Method of manufacturing shoe soles



May 21,. 1929."y F, H PERRY 1,713,550

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHOE SOLES Original Filed July 15 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet l Figi May 2l, 1929. F. H. PERRY METHOD OF MANUFATCTURING SHOE SOLES Original Filed July 15. 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet May 21, 1929. F. H. PERRY METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHOE SOLES Original Filed July 13 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 46 //v vg/WUAY BYHE/P /f Patented May21,1929. t 'Y l 1,713,550

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, FREDERICK v11. TERRY, fDEcEAsED, `LATE or EEYEELmnAssAcHUsETTs, EYEDEA A. PERRY rEnEeU'rmx, -oE BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, .AssIGNon To UNITED lsHoE JirAonnmnY,oomu'naumuozi,l oF rATEEsoN, NEWJEESEY,IA conroEATIoN YoE-Nimr JERSEY.

METHOD i E MANUFACTURING asrroE soLEs.

original applicationinedA July 13,1920,seria1^no.}a95,8zo. mvidedandwhis appunti@ med January, 1928. "Serialrlo, 1249,47@

This invention'relates to thelmanuacture Fig. 8 is a sectional planview ofla paton '50 ofYshoesoles and more particularly to a novel 0f the -meehanism forraotuating the blankmethod of making what are knowneommercuttingmechanism. Y ci ally as manufacturedinsoles. Y While the machine and method hereinafter Vlvlanufactured'insoles for Welt 'soles comfdescribed may'beemployed insmakingmanumonly comprisertwo or morelayers of suitffacturedssolesoftwoonmorelayersof-ma- `55 ably shaped-sheet-material secured together termhit has been'foundfm'oommerolal pracin 'lfoce-toface relation, ati least oneo'f the 'tice that satisfactory-resultsfhave been'ob- `layers having a. projection `Yor sewing-rib,ftainedifmm:athreef-layersole. V'-Aecordingly,

Y formcdthcreon tovhieh' the lupper-m21teriols, the methodeof:manufnctringolthreelayer and welt ofthe shoem'esewed. solehas been shownfinthedrawings forthe. 60 -An object lof the invention lis to 4'provide purpose ofexpliningtheinvention, bntYYwi'th fan improved methodqadapte'df toYbe employed `n o intent of limiting the` invention tothe parin the manufacture of Y articles of Ythe type 'taculan typeof sole oxceptwheresodistin'etly above indicatedl or of otherssuitable'for such .stated intheappended'claims.v

m time consumedin the cutting'operations. Y :poilnd strip areinldependently supported on Y purposes. f Byf-the performed withthefaidof 65 Vith this object in View, the presentV inventheiilustrated mafhiilre,4 a three-layer insole tion'cont-emplates, in markingy unlarticle of -Composed-oan'intermediateluy'eroffbric this type, simultaneously molding sewing- -orfasleethensubstitutefsuehasfiberfandouter Q0 :ribs in successive solelblanksend pressing` secfloyersforminglthe 'sewingeand soclcsurfaces,

. ond sole-blanks upon previously ribbed of canvasJ-and-leather-skiving, lrespectively, '.70 blnnks,-\vl1ich blanks may have been cut sucis bei-ngV manufactured. YIhe Y-stock from cessively ifrom two stripsl of sheet-material WhiChf the Component layers ofthe insole; are

-V simultaneously and at different locations`Y the formedmaybe suppliedffrom strips ofthe g5 ribbing and-pressing operations alsoftaking material whichare-woundinrollsthe interplace :simultaneously at different locationsy 'mediate/and leather Skivingsti'ips'beingprewu Y .Yand shiftingeach ribbed'blankfrom one to AviOuSlyy cemented-together;in'feceoiface,re-

the vother location inlperiodsYbetvveen the ribvlation tOfOmraf Single compoundstrip. The hing und pressing operations'and 'during the A1'011 0f @HUIS-3nd the'rlliftrmiligth 00m- The method 0f the present. inventionwill 'the machine' and are int-ermittentlyifd'simul- A80 be clearly understood fromthe-following de- 1138118011515 Overfseparateontting blocks. VBescriptionand accompanying drawings'illus- V'YWMH the intermittentfeeding movements of trating 4a;machineadaptedto ca'ri'yfoutfthe the-Stripsafcuttingdies COOPBI'JteWth-the 35. rmthod7 jnwhich Y Y cuttingblocks to out progressively from'the :hisy g1 fronbview gaidmac-hine; Y vstl'lfisfblnks OfSlibSaIlt-lfally the Shape 0f185 Fig. 2 is rvaV planzview of the upper portion fhlDSOleN'Ofbe/fmled. fTheblanks, as they [of the machine; n y Y Y Y .'arefcutzffromithe canvas strip, are severally i Fig isa dctailside'elevation of theV press- `transferred t0 afposition between'male `and die; Y Y y female sewing-rib 'forming dies, 'and the Fin; 'Itis a detail planfview ofa portion of bllf'lkSfflS .thy Me Cut QPGHI-fzh' CUHlPGUIldlQo the blank-cutting :and transferring mechastrip.are-sevelallyilllsflled t0' YVmpsilion nism; vbeneath ythe sole-pressing die. After-*the Fig. 5 is afdiagra'mnmtical viewillustratsewing-rib?orminglieshave'fopemted a ing the operation of thei'necha'nism ofF-ig. 4; oanvasblankfthe female dievwith'the ribbed l Fin'. 6 isk a Vsectionalplan View taken-en the `blanksupportedtheneby'is"transferrelfl-tou' 95 line VI-VI offFig.`1; y Y position beneaththesolepreesing.die when` Fig'. 7 is a side elevation othe clutchalnd' 'it receivesonits uniibbedface afblanklwhich .tsnctuatingmechanism ,yand Y Y Y hes-bean eublfromthe compoundfltrip.

tends through the bearing `and is squared to prevent the shank from turning in the` `apparent from this construction that by rota.- tion of the sleeve 64 through the flange 66V the cutting block may be easily and quickly adj usted to the extent desired.

The cutting dies 36 and 38 of each ofthe four sets are mounted on opposite ends of a turn-table (Figs. 1 and 6) that is journaled on the upper portion of a stud-shaft 72 having its lower end secured in an aperture in the bracket-arm 42. The dies are made of bar-stock, the die 36 being secured in an aperture of like configuration at one end of the turn-table 70, andthe die 38 being secured in a similar aperture in a .disk 74 mounted on the opposite end of the turn-table. The machine is illustrated inthe drawings as stopped in such position that the dies 36 are directly above the cutting blocks, and the dies 38 are directly above a series of four Vrevol-uble Vfemale sewing-rib forming dies 76. After the cutting blocks have been reciprocated to cooperate with theV cutting dies 36 to cut blanks from the four strips,`the-turntables 70 are turned to reverse the'position of the cutting dies 36 and 38, the blanks just severed revmaining in the cutting dies 36 by frictional Contact therewith. l

Adjacent to the two stations where blanks are died out of the canvas strip and above the c two female sewing-rib forming dies that may,

at any cycle, be opposite these stations, are two male sewing-rib forming dies 78, which are mounted for vertical reciprocation in the frame and do not follow'the angular travel ot' the female dies with which they co-operate. Two sole-pressing dies l are similarly mounted at the other two quadrants of the turret adjacent the two stations where blanks co l are died outof the'fa-brie and'leather strip. A 'detailed description of these dies 78 and 80 will be deferred until later. A

Upon the coming into position, over the female dies 76, of the blank-cutting dies 36, the four dies 78 and 80-move downward through the cutting dies 36 thus removing the blanks from the cutting dies and Vpositioning them upon the female dies 76. During the actuation of the Vupper diesV 78 and 86,V

the' cutting blocks'are raised to cut the next pieces from the strips.

In order to prevent waste of'material, the' blanks are out reversely in respect to their i ends from each strip by the dies 36 and 38 in the manner shown in Figs; 4 and 6. Each cutting die 36 is positioned on the turn-table with its'heel-end pointing outward and consequently the blanks `cut by them have their heel-ends adjacent the outer edges of the Y strips, as indicated at a, Fig. 4. Since the 'cutting dies 38 must cut blanks with their toeends adjacent the outeredges ofthe strips, as vindicated at b, Fig. 4, the dies 36 and 38 must be brought over the strips in reversed positions, although they both are brought to a corresponding position over the female dies 76, the toe-ends of which alwayspoint outwardly. To this end, eachdisk 74 carrying a Lcutting die 38, is rotatably mounted in a eir- `cular aperture 82 vin the turn-table.AV The disk has a-portionof smaller diameter which Y will swing back and forth Within the aperture i 82 in such manner as-to always maintain the vtoe-end of the cutting die 38 pointing outward for its co-operation with both the strips on the cutting blocks and the female'dies-'76- As hcreinbefore stated, the dies 78and 80 are located directly above the series of four female dies 76, the dies 76 being equally spaced about a turret 101, hereinafter described. In

' order that the dies 78 mayco-opcrate with the pair ofadjacent dies 76 to 4form sewing-ribs in the blanks cut from vthe canvas strips,

Vthese dies 78 are provided with ribs 79 (Fig.

1) which are adapted `to crimp the canvas and force it to enter grooves 77 formed inthe dies 76.` The `dies 80 are adapted to co-operate with the pair of adjacent dies 76to press the blanks cut from the fabric and leather strips against the ribbed layer of canvas previously formedv on the dies 76. As illustrated, all the dies are formed to mold the-work and consequently the layers, as they are cut, are shaped to thel surfacecontour of the dies. To assist in the molding action of the dies 78 and 80, these Vdies are heated to a proper temperature by means of electric heating units 81 inserted in sockets therein. Theheating of the dies 80 also causes the adhesive coating on the fabric side of the .fabric and leather blanks to be properly conditioned so that they willbe se-V curely attached to the canvas blanks upon f operationv of the dies 80. Upon retraction of the dies 78 and 80, the turret 101 is turned one- Y Y forming sewing-ribs in the canvas blanks, t6 a` position beneath the dies 80. Likevv'iae` the' two dies 7 6 which have (2o-operated with the dies 80 are positionedbeneath the sewingrib forming dies 78. During the movement of the turret 101', each turn-table 7 0 is rotated onehalf a revolution to present the next blank cut from the' strips beneath the dies 78 and 80, respeetivelyV At the completion of his movement of the turret, the dies 78 and 80 are again forced down upon the dies 76,tlie dies 80 removing the fabric and leather pieces from their cutting'die-s and pressing them down 'upon theunribbed faces of the canvas pieces to complete the formation of the insoles, and the dies 78 cooperating with the two adjacent dies 761to form sewing-ribs in the canvas pieces which have been placed between them. rlhis cycle of operation is repeated, it requiring two reciprocations of the upper dies to complete each sole. During each turning vmovement of the turret,V the completed .insoles may be removed from the dies 76 either by hand 'or automatically, by pneu-V matic means. f

To compensate for the material taken up in forming the sewing-ribs inthe canvas blanks,

vwhen assembled, and no subsequent trimming opei'ation is required.

The vertical location of the turn-table carrying the cutting dies is such that it swings the dies alternately just beneath radially project-ing brackets 98 of the upper :trainesection 100, which brackets areheld rigid by long bolts 99 (Fig. 1) rising from the base of the frame. Y The brackets 98 take the thrust of the cutting blocks 12 when they are moved upward by the toggle-actuating mechanism.v

Each ofthe dies 78 and 80'is secured to the lower end of a plunger 102 (Fig.` 1) which is mountedvto slide in a bearing 104 in the upper section 100 of the frame. vrlhe portion of the plunger 102 that extends through the vvbearing is square in cross-section to prevent the plunge-r from turningfand the portion V105V of the plunger adjacent thel upper end of the squared portion is cylindrical and passes through a cylindrical socket in the under sideV of a block 108 and through a central bore in said block. e The plunger is provided with a tail-rod 110 extending from the upper eiidY of the cylindrical vportion 1057 which passes through and is guided by a bearing 114 on` a Y bracket projecting from the upper section of the frame. An ez-zpansion-spring-116 is coiled about the reduced yportion 105 of the plunger and is housed within the socket of the block 108, its lower end bearing. on the upper end.' r ofthe squared portion 102 of the plunger. VThe downward movement of the plunger under the influence of the spring 116 is limited by nuts 118 threadedeon the shank 105 `and engaging the top of the block 108. By adjusting the nuts 118 on the shank 1057 the pressure exerted by the dies on the work may be .varied as desired. The die-V carrying plungers 102 Vare reciprocated b y crank-actuated links 122 having their lower of screws 124 threaded into the block 108. The' lower portionfof eachlink 122 is bifurcated to embrace the block 108 and the ends of the arms of the link are provided with appertures which engage pivot-pins in the form of screws 124 threaded into the blocks 108. In order toprevent undue pressure onthe pivot-pins 124 during the werkengaging Vmovement of the'dies, the eXtreme ends of the arms of the bifurcated link 122 engage shoulders 126Aformed on the block 108. p

' The links 122 associated with the sewingrib-forming dies 7 8 are pivot-ally connected at their upper ends with cranks '128 :termed on oppositely disposed shafts 130 having their outer ends journaled in bearings 132 fori'ried on brackets Vsecured to the radial bracket-s 081of the upper frame-section and their inner ends extended "through bearings 134insaid uppersection. 'lhe'shafts 130Vare driven by beveled gears 136 secured on their inner ends, which gears engage abeveled gear 138 carried by the central driving shaft 52.

The links 122 associated with the sole-pressing dies 80 are pivotally connected at their Y upper ends with cranks 140 1) formed on oppositely y disposed crank-shafts 142 (Figs.V 1 and 2) having their outer ends journaledin bearings 144formed' on brackets secured to the upper section of the frame and their linner ends extended through bearings 146 in said upper section. The crankshafts 142are driven by beveled gears 148 secured on their inner ends, which engage a beveled gear 150 secured to the upper end of the driving shaft 52. Y Y

The female dies 7 6 are mounted on arms of the turret 1011 which is journaled on a bearing-sleeve 156 (Fig. l) projecting downwardly from the upper section 100 of the machine-frame and held freni longitudinal 'movement byy being interposedbetween a shoulder 158 formed on the upper section of the frame and a shoulder 160 formed on the base 8 of the frame. The turret 154 is intermittently rotated in Vproper timedrelation to the actuation of the upper dies 78 and 80 by means of an annular gear 162 1 and 6) secured by screws 164 to the under sides of the arms ofthe turret, which gear is engaged by a driving pinion 166 securedkon the upper endof aV vertical shaft 168 which is journaled in a bearing'formed on a bracket projecting from the base 8. Y Y

The turn-tables 7 0 alsoare actuated by the Y vannular gear 162, which gear meshes with gears' 170 (Figs. 1 and 6') on the lower ends of the yelengated hubsof the turntables The shaft 168 which actuates the turret 154 and the turn-tables70, and the shaft 52 which actuates the upper dies 78 and 80 and the feeding and Vcutting mechanisms are both driven from a continuously rotating driving shaft 172 journaled in ay bearing in the base 8 and arranged in alinement with thek shaft 168. The shaft 172 drives the shafts 168 and 52 through a clutch (Figs. 1 and .7) comprising a double driving clutch member 174 splined to slide axially on the shaft 172, a driven member 176 at the upper side thereof secured to the lower end of the shaft- 168 and a driven member 178 at the lower side thereof loosely mounted on the shaft 172. The driven member 178 has a pinion 180 formed thereon that engages a gear 182 secured to the shaft 52. The driving clutch member 174 is adapted to be shifted into engagement with either of the driven members by means of a bell-crank lever 184 pivotally mounted on a plate depending from one bracket 42, one arm of which lever carries a roll 186 engaging an annular groove formed centrally in the driving clutch member, and the other arm of which carries a cam-roll 188 that engages a groove in a cam-disk 190. The cam-disk 190 is carried by a shaft 192 journaled in a bearing on the base 8, and is driven by a. worm-wheel 194 secured thereto, which meshes with a worm 196 secured to the lower end of the clutchshaft 172. Upon engagement of the low portion 198 of the cam-groove with the cam-roll 188, the driving member 174 of the clutch is slid upward on the shaft 172 into engagement with the driven member 176, and these clutch members are held in engagement until the rotation of the shaft 168 has turned the turret 101 one-quarter of a revolution and the turntables one-half a revolution for the purposes hereinbefore described. gagement of the high portion 200 of the camgroove with the roll 188, the driving member 174 of the clutch is slid downward on the shaft 172 carrying it out of engagement with the driven member 176 and into engagement with the driven member 178. During the period of this engagement of the clutch members 17 4 and 178, the rotation of the shaft 52 causes the cutting blocks to move upwardly to co-operate with the cutting dies, the feedfingers 14 to retract, and the upper dies 78 and to move downwardly to act on the blanks held within the cutting dies. )Vith these parts in this position, the Vclutch member is shifted to neutral position by engagement of the portion 202 of the cam-groove with the cam-roll 188, leaving the blanks under pressure. As the high portion 204 0f the camgroove is carried into engagement with the cam-roll 188, the driving member 174 of the clutch is again shifted into engagement with the driven member 17 8, whereupon the shaft 52 is further rotated, causing'the cuttingy blocks to retreat, the feed-fingers 14 to ad- Upon eny Vance to feed the strips, and the upper dies 78 and 80 to be raised. The cam-roll 188 immediately enters the lowV portion 198 vof the cam again to repeat the cycle of operations.l

The clutch vis `provided V'with means for preventing the driven menibers176 and 178 of the clutch lfrom turning when disengaged from the driving member. This means comprises a vertical slide-bar 206 (Fig. 7) having its ends guided by bearings on a bracket 208 secured to the base 8 and provided with locking dogs 210 adapted to engage notches 212 and 214 inthe driven members 176 and 178, respectively. The slider-bar 206 is actuated by the bell-crank 184, the connection between the bellcrank and the slide-bar comprising an extension 216 of the horizontal arm of the bell-crank, the end of which extension is engaged on opposite sides by the ends of setv screws 218 threaded through lugs on the slide-bar. By rotating the screws, a fine adjustment of the movement of the bar 206 is obtained. )Vith this construction, upon disengagement of the driving member 174 from the driven member 176, an upper locking dog 210 is broughtinto engagement with one of the notches 212 in the driven member, and upon disengagement of the driving clutchmember from'the driven member 178, a lower locking dog 210 is brought into engagement with one of the notches 214 in the driven member 178. In bothl Figs. 1 and 7, these parts are shown in a neutral position.

The clutch-shaft172 has a worm-wheel 220 (Fig. 1) secured thereto, which is driven by a Worm 222 secured to one end of a horizontal driving shaft 224 journaled in a bearing in the base 8. A pulley 226 (Fig. 6) is secured to the other end of the shaft 224 and is connected by a belt 228 with a pulley 230 carried by the shaft of an electric motor 232 which is controlledby a switch 234.

The nature and scope of the present invention having been indicated and a machine described capable of performing the various steps of the invention, which machine is disclosed and claimed in application for Letters Patent of the United States Serial No. 395,820, iiledJuly 13, 1920, in the name of Frederick H. Perry, and of which the present case is a division, what is claimed as new is: v

1. The method of making manufactured insoles for welted boots and shoes which comprises simultaneously cutting sole-blanks successively from two strips of sheet insole material at different locations, molding a sewing-rib in a blank from onev strip while pressing a blank from the other. strip on a previously ribbed. blank, and transferring each ribbed blank to the pressing station, to receive the second blank thereon, during the time consumed by the cutting operations.

2. The method of -making manufactured insoles for welted boots and shoes which com- 'prises simultaneously molding a sewing-rib vin successive sole-blanks and pressing second sole-blanks on previously ribbedl blanks, said ribbing and pressing operations taking place at different locations, simultaneously supplying a succession of blanks 'at each location, and shifting each ribbed blank from one to the other loeationin the periods between the ribbing and pressing operations.

In testimony whereof I have signed my i0 naine to this specification. l

lEDNA A. PERRY, Eeou-z'm of the Will 0 f Frederick 'H Pewy,

Deceased. Y v 

